Windows 10 updates keep turning off system restore thus deleting previous restore points!

Question

Why is Windows 10 update wiping out my restore points? On November 21, I created two new restore points (manual). My C: system drive was turned on. My limit was set to 25% and my new 1 terabyte  WD hard drive is barely 30% used. This morning, I allowed an update that took a long time to download and install. Afterwards, my Task Manager had new entries, Cortana2. My previous days restore points had been deleted and C: system was turned off in system restore. This is the second time in a month that Windows update has screwed with my settings and system! Why isn't somebody doing something about this?

Answer 1

That is such a crap response, The point is I like most people who use that "system restore points" do it to protect our systems and data. If they need to delete our restore points why in gods name can they not turn the "System Protection" back On and create a new restore point?? That is what would be expected by someone who is and has been taking all the steps needed to protect their system and it data, to do this is a blatant undermining of these actions taken by the user. I for one would sue if their direct actions of doing prevented my systems recovery.

The update must check the system to see if it is on in order to turn it off to start with. I constantly ask myself are micro-soft to stupid to care about people's person settings or are they just going out of their way to piss people off by while trying to showing that they are really the one in control???

Noel

Answer 2

That is such a crap response, The point is I like most people who use that "system restore points" do it to protect our systems and data. If they need to delete our restore points why in gods name can they not turn the "System Protection" back On and create a new restore point?? That is what would be expected by someone who is and has been taking all the steps needed to protect their system and it data, to do this is a blatant undermining of these actions taken by the user. I for one would sue if their direct actions of doing prevented my systems recovery.

The update must check the system to see if it is on in order to turn it off to start with. I constantly ask myself are micro-soft to stupid to care about people's person settings or are they just going out of their way to piss people off by while trying to showing that they are really the one in control???

Noel

Agree. I understand how historical restore points may be invalid and should be cleared, but there is no excuse for turning off system restore and compromising the system moving forward,

Answer 3

Yes. Another thing that Really bugs me about these "Upgrades"

They reset everything back to how THEY want it, NOT how you have spent weeks or months setting it up just the way you want.

But... Theyre just oblivious it seems to their customers feelings. And the continuous frustration & trouble they keep putting us through.

Im a HUGE W7 fan, that was when I got  my first PC, aged 43. I loved W7 big time.

But Im now done with MS. "8 - 8.1 - 10", and all the continuous differing versions of 10, get progressively worse.

I'll never buy anything MS again. Ive always rather despised Apple, but if thats what it has to be... Then so be it. MS has killed of any faith I used to have. Actually I had Much LOVE, after getting to know and learn on my W7. Beautiful process it was.

Thanks MSoft!!!

Bye

Answer 4

That is such a crap response, The point is I like most people who use that "system restore points" do it to protect our systems and data. If they need to delete our restore points why in gods name can they not turn the "System Protection" back On and create a new restore point?? That is what would be expected by someone who is and has been taking all the steps needed to protect their system and it data, to do this is a blatant undermining of these actions taken by the user. I for one would sue if their direct actions of doing prevented my systems recovery.

The update must check the system to see if it is on in order to turn it off to start with. I constantly ask myself are micro-soft to stupid to care about people's person settings or are they just going out of their way to piss people off by while trying to showing that they are really the one in control???

Noel

Totally agree! As Dennis Q Miller has it: "no excuse for turning off system restore and compromising the system moving forward".

Answer 5

When a "feature" upgrade is performed such as the Anniversary Update (v1607), original Creators Update (v1703), or Fall Creators Update (v1709), the update will clear at least (1) Restore Points, (2) Event Log entries, (3) Windows Update History, and (4) Reliability History. Basically you are installing a new operating system, and using restore points from previous versions would mess things up. You do have the option of rolling back to the previous version for a period of time if you have issues with the new version.

JohnD